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• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every ... ’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding
• Blog / Community Projects

  Crafts for Ukraine~ Among other fundraising projects

  

  students at MIT here.  Instead, I wanted to highlight just how quickly ... .  For context, I can comment on just how quickly one project in particular ... about selling string bracelets to raise money? I did this with a group in

  • by ana~
  • March 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  also the year that Marty McFly time-traveled to from 1985 in Back to the ... getting really bored. Besides, I wanted a faster way to get around campus. I ran through several options and settled on learning how to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 365 Days 8,760 hours of work, sleep, and play

  

  wasn't getting out of campus enough. I knew I wanted to start a company ... I saved to travel and pursue my goal of getting myself out there ... plane for a Phi Kappa Sigma conference and spent a week getting to know my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Ellie on the M.T.A. writing about the T, on the T

  

  ’t get off at MIT. I love living in a city, and I love being able to ... about the minimum number of T stops you’d need to pass in order to go to ... Jebby in a shakey Red Line compartment as Sara struggled to start a

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  92 days. Lately everyone seems to be asking me how I am. Are you ... doting quite flattering, to be honest, and it's been very sweet to see how ... considered me a friend taking time to check in on me. Another common thing I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  , no matter how confusing things get, i know we'll always be in each ... eaten or lost to the tides of time. one item in particular stuck with me ... . i skimmed through many iterations of "a pleasure to have in class" and

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  may have complicated feelings that you don’t know how to name; that ... application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Understandably, you may have some questions, so we’ve assembled some answers to FAQs. Many

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete feat. women's soccer & meche

  

  my class D-Lab: Design for Scale, we had to get welding trained in ... how to improve the litter removal process from highways. After a ton of ... make it to every game and most of the practices to support my team in any

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 31, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  How I Spent IAP bonus content: one sentence statements about books and movies

  

  exciting ten day family vacation in Japan and Hong Kong (highlights include ... ramen in one night), I’ve been spending virtually all of my IAP at home ... three weeks leading up to that date poring over a complete set of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 29, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  hello, after six years

  

  writing. this is not possible to stop, how change continues to happen. i ... . like how to play a game where i try to escape from hell, and how to play ... questions i am still learning to hold in my heart. i am also trying to think

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home safe Bad guys don't hang out in the Infinite.

  

  didn't even know how to cross streets in the city, let alone how to tell if I was in mortal peril or not. I still don't really know how to tell ... and hallways, so you can get from the T stop in Kendall Square to 77

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  (^how to make studying for finals in December cozy) I have had ADHD since ... eat whenever and how often you get hungry--frequently, but in smaller ... trying to be positive. Still, I don’t believe in blanket statements. I like

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  't wait to get back to MIT, especially considering that she took 6 classes ... to see what she's talking about--even though I live in a dorm with two ... along the river, and how the scenery changes from the Esplanade to MIT to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  another one in actually seeing those places. I did try to get out when I ... and see more people, and I never knew how good it can be to be in Boston ... instead of drowning in it. On not being afraid to make mistakes and get

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  doesn't mean that there's less to do - in fact, I find my days are STILL ... to head over and get down with our bad selves. If you want to feel ... up to this summer, but for now, keep sending in those questions! *Just

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  essentially visit anywhere in the world for free, while getting to gain ... ! How much do you want to get out of these 4 or so years of your life? Are ... University. I was thrilled, here would be my first chance to learn in an

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans + Peanuts + Crackerjacks i practically pulled another all-nighter, and again, for a non-academic reason.

  

  getting ready for casual Friday at work where I get to wear flip-flops and a ... able to get a copy of the book. For entertainment, the party had a "Make ... . Even the dome was in the mood to celebrate the release of book 6. I

  • by Bryan
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 vision new year's resolutions

  

  more about how to enact change—not in some grandiose, ego-fueled "I want ... graduating this year. I can't wait to see them do amazing things out in the ... myself and my circle. Relatedly, I want to get better at talking to those I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  so often don’t get the chance to experience in high school, especially ... Bringing STARS to Campus: Reflections on our first STARS@MIT Fly-In ... them envision themselves in these spaces. Instead of just telling you how

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025